Free Fall Parachutist with Fresist=Dv2.

Try varying the value of D by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page, or enter a drag coefficient of your own. Time in seconds, position in meters. What is the relation between drag coefficient and terminal velocity?



Drag (0.6 to 600) = kg/m

D = 0.6 kg/m D = 6 kg/m D = 60 kg/m D = 600 kg/m

Problem adapted by Vern Lindberg (RIT), 2003, from Evelyn Patterson, USAFA, using Wolfgang Christian's Physlets